BBC pundit, and former England international, Alan Shearer said that if Fifa take a look at the incident and find Suarez guilty then they have to give him "a lengthy ban."

It initially looked as though Suarez had tried to head-butt Chiellini as the pair tussled in the Italy penalty area, with the score 0-0 and Uruguay 12 minutes from going out of the World Cup.

TV replays showed Suarez had bitten Chiellini, while the Italian confirmed he had been bitten, pulling down his shirt to reveal fresh teethmarks in his skin.

This is the THIRD time Suarez has bitten an opponent , following an episode in Holland when he was playing for Ajax, and the infamous April 2013 incident with Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, for which the Anfield forward received a 10-match ban.